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Kurt Cobain goes stage-diving in Frankfurt, November 1991

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Rodin's Thinker pondering the big questions in music

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Classic concert films: Stop Making Sense, Gimme Shelter and Sign 'O' The Times.

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Mick Jagger in 1969: the master of the album track

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Classic Rock live albums: Live at Leeds by The Who; Queen's 70s concert album, Live Killers; Thin Lizzy's Live And Dangerous; and the Stones' Get Yer Ya Ya's Out!

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The late, great Charlie Watts, pictured in 1965 and 2017

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Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones performing live in 2010

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The Best Books About Music

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Classic artists - and the classic books that inspired them: Metallica and Johnny Got His Gun; The Beatles and Alice Through The Looking Glass

20 songs that were inspired by classic books

Mick Jagger through the years...

Mick Jagger through the years: his best quotes

The Rolling Stones in July 1976: Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman.

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Jack White: maybe he upholstered your sofa?

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Mick Jagger performing live onstage at free Hyde Park Concert in 1969a

What did The Rolling Stones play at their legendary Hyde Park show in 1969?

Classic festival moments from Blur, Amy Winehouse and Radiohead

The best festival line-ups of all time

Check out these amazing vocal performances from Chester Bennington, Alex Turner and Freddie Mercury

These isolated vocal tracks will blow your mind